The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-03-18
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

other evenine from Bright's disease. He
leaves young wife.
1t is estimated that the logging opera.
lions within radius of twelve miles about
Marshfield, Wood County, this season viii
result in a harvest of 107, OOS, 900 feet There
will also be cut on this same territory TO-
0O0 cords of Eastwood and oak timber for
stave bolts and heading purposes.
There are 100 German Lutheran churches
In the State.
Mrs. Joseph T. Gilbert, of Milwaukee
has offered to that city duplicate of Miss
Whitney's statue of Left Ericsson, which
is soon to be placed on Commonwealth
avenue in Boston.
The extensive flouring-mill plant of G.
Burkhardt, at Burkhardt, st. Croix
County, was entirely consumed by fire
with all its contents few days ago. The
loss was nearly 100000. The plant con-
sists of the mill proper, mammoth eleva-
tor, warehouse and other buildings.
In Richland County, near Excelsior,
James Taylor, farmer, while engaged in
digging we'll few days ago found in
bed of gravel about twenty feet below the
surface a double handful of the most beau
tiful amethyst stones, and one very large
and valuable ruby.
Henry G. Grinnel, merchant of Platte
vile, Grant County, recently went tc
Grinnell, Ia, to wed Miss Clara Green. He
was taken i'll, and died the day after the
one set for the wedding
Two Indians few days ago ON their way
home to the Couer de URellle reservation
from Hayward became involved in
quarrel, and one of them was carved in
such an inhuman manner that his life was
despaired Of The assailant was known
under the name of Qua-Gon, and he was
arrested and taken to Madison.
Patrick Burns, of Eaton, Manitowoe
County, died suddenly few days ago. He
was sixty-six years old and leaves seven
teen children, six daughters and clever
sons.
While crossing the ice recently at For;
Howard, Brown County, John Grevy, with
his horse and sleigh, fell into the water.
The man was rescued but the horse was
drowned.
A fire at Random Lake, Sheboygar
County, few days ago destroyed
Schmit's Hotel, and l. Klessig's dwelling
store and grain elevator containing SIX
hundred bushels of wheat were destroyed.
Loss, $1,000
Cattle are suffering in the neighborhooC
of Rockland, La Crosse County, from
scarcity of feed"
While at work recently on anew building
at Milwaukee Robert Luck, plasterer
was overcome by the fumes of charcoal
used to keep up the temperature and died
the same night.
E. J. Hogdon, locomotive engineer.
and a former resident of Beloit, was
killed recently in an accident at Needles
Cal
The Chippewa Valley Lumbermen's As
ISOLATION was organized recently at Eau
Claire, the purpose being to secure cheaE
freight rates and maintain prices. John
IRE, of the Badger State Lumber COmpa
ny, was elected president.
The residence of A Norman, at Menom.
once, was destroyed by fire recently. Loss
| 81, 0O0
William Pickering, aged sixty years,
respected farmer, was killed a his home
! at Eagle, Waullesha County, few days
ago by being thrown from wagon against
| a gate-post.
Sportsmen at Ahnapee Kewaunee Coun
ty, have been securing large quantities OF
wild rice seed to SOW in order to make gooc
feeding and shooting grounds for wilc
duck next fall
Wisconsin pays 1855 for the salaries
and IS, 10 for the incidental expenses o.
the seventy county superintendents who
supervise her 1898 common schools. The
city school systems require thirty-sever
superintendent, whose salaries amount tt
1880, and expenses 81, S67 per annum, fol
supervising the work of 1, 1O7 teachers.
A committee to revise the city charter
of Eau Claire h increased the number 0:
wards from eight to eighteen. There viii
be about one hundred voters to each ward.
A wildcat four feet nine inches in length
was shot in Black Creek, Outagamie Coun.
ty, the other day. 1t was the first seen in
that county for many years.
An infant child Of Daniel Westigood, OF
Fairchild, Eau Claire County, died a few
days ago from the effects of chewing wac
Of green paper.
The log cut designed for Wausau, Mara
thon County, will exceed 100,000,000 feet
which, with the old stock now in reach,
will keep every mill in the city running un
til late in the fall.
A new post-office has been established in
Clark County, under the name of Dew
hurst, and John L. Sullivan has been ap
pointed postmaster
For some time past exploring for iron
has gone on in the vicinity of Monico
Langlade County, and some pretty gooC
indications found. Recently the explorers
have become satisfied that they have founc
the mineral in paying quantity and quality
The price of harwOod lands in Florence
County is rapidly advancing.
Green Bay sailors predict an early open
ing of the Mackinaw straits
No logs will be f1oated down the Suamico
river this year. The streams further north.
the Little Suamico, Pensaukee, Oconto and
Peshtigo, are still in use, but On the first
two the principal timber floated this year
will be ties and posts.
Rumors prevail that the large nail mill
at Bay View will be changed into steel
mill for the manufacture of merchant
steel
The schooner David Vance was recently
sold by Milwaukee parties to the Michigan
Transportation Company for $4,000
By the annual report of the postmaster
at Milwaukee, recently completed, it is
shown that the receipts of the last year
aggregated $3.50, 700; total expenses, $50, 1888,
leaving a balance of S16532I as the net
revenue of the Government. The office
ranks eighth among those Of the United
States in point of second-class mail
matter. Of this variety there were $685.
IA pounds upon which postage to the
amount Of $685. was collected, mailed
there during the year.
In the West Milwaukee car-shops the
other forenoon L. C.. Miller fatally shot
Lot Campion, sending -four bullets into
his body. The murderer announced that
he mad intended to kill his victim last
December, but postponed it for certain
reasons.
A iorty-pound badger was captured in
hollow tree near Lancaster a few days
ago.
William Tensler, aged seventy years,
shot at Robert A. Connolly, well-known
civil engineer Of Milwaukee, the other aft
ernoon, the bullet wounding COnnolly's
horse in the hip. Tensler was believed to
be insane.
John Jacobson, Swedish miner, while
walking on the track rear Hurley a few
days ago was killed by switch engine.
Daniel Matson, aged sixty-fve years, was
found dead in his bed at the Scandina-
Wan House in Eau Claire the other morn